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Steven Lubet is Williams Memorial Professor at the Northwestern University School of Law, and the author of Fugitive Justice: Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial.
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Was Clarence Thomas Fooling Us Then or Now?
FOOL ME TWICEThe Supreme Court justice is talking out of both sides of his mouth when it comes to reporting lavish gifts from his conservative billionaire pals.

Alito Is Just Begging for Regulations on Supreme Court
SCOTUS STAREDOWNHis defiance over ethics concerns only drives home their importance, and how much more robust standards need to be applied to the high court.

An Enslaved Blacksmith Had to Enslave His Family to Be Free
JUST CALL IT EVILFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the “benefits” of slavery, but the formerly enslaved Allen Jones’ story demonstrates what a sick lie that is.

Death Penalty Opponents Downplay Mass Shooter’s Antisemitism
OLDEST CONSPIRACY THEORYCapital punishment is racist and immoral, but a recent op-ed co-written by a current and a past ACLU director breezes past the killer’s Jew-hatred in arguing against his execution.

Yale Law School Needs to Stand Up to This Bullying Judge
THIS ISN’T LEGALWhy is the most prominent legal academy in the country bending to the will of Judge James Ho, an anti-cancel culture crusader threatening to boycott its students?

Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories Are Going Mainstream
PROTOCOLSA prominent professor speculated that the assassination attempt on Salman Rushdie could have been part of an Israeli conspiracy. What should we call that?

Meet the Palestinian Terrorist Who Lied Her Way Into America
SHAPESHIFTERIsrael had convicted Rasmea Odeh of murder, a fact the Palestinian terrorist freely admitted, except when she didn’t.

Millard Fillmore’s Tumble From Nobody to Racist Pariah
Here’s Your HatThe 13th president is one of the latest victims of cancel culture. Turns out no one deserves it more than the man who signed the Fugitive Slave Act and cheerfully enforced it.

It’s High Time We Killed the College Admissions Essay
DISCUSSHere’s one good thing about the scandal of rich parents bribing, cheating, and lying to get their kids into college: It underscores the uselessness of the admissions essay.

Trump's Views On Due Process Are Straight Out Of Slavery
UGLY PRECEDENTThe president and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have no patience for what they regard as the niceties of the Constitution when it comes to immigration.
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